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100 _aPatel, Vibhuti
245 _aAdverse juvenile sex ratio in Kerala
260 _c2002
300 _ap.2124-125.
362 _a1 Jun
520 _aCensus 2001 has revealed a deterioration in the juvenile male-female sex ratio in Kerala. Hospital birth records can help establish sex ratios at birth and thus the prevalence of female foeticide. However, civil society and the state will need to pitch in to check the misuse of technology for female foeticide in Kerala. - Reproduced.
650 _aSex distribution
773 _aEconomic and Political Weekly
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